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This is going to have to be a quick one…both in writing and for you to read. It is a busy week…barely got this one squeezed in. 🙂

I was really excited to make this tart after hearing from those who chose to make this recipe first! It seemed like everyone loved it. Finding the chestnuts was a challenge, so I opted to order off of Amazon after the tip on our P&Q page…who knew!?

So here is my take-away:

I made the syrup since others said it was amazing…I did something wrong because mine seized up after pouring it into my jar…I mean totally solidified!! I had such a hard time getting it out!

The tart was still delicious even without the syrup!

The crust gets too done cooking for so long at 400, I would lower it next time or lessen the time. (I even tented the crust!)

Having never had Chestnuts, they are weird! More on the soft and chewy side..not what you would expect.

The actual tart is easy to make and so delicious and decadent

I used the tip and served this with Coffee Blast ice cream and we all have to say this was a perfect pair!! Totally recommend!

That is all folks, gotta run!

Oh, one more thing…I have made our Chocolate Toffee Break-ups two more times…that recipe is a total hit!!

Cue music…”It is the most..wonderful time..of the..year”…and the busiest too! I love to bake…as we all do who are in this baking group. 🙂

I anxiously await the “assignment” each month wondering what we will be cooking up. Being pressed for time, these Stained Glass Cookies were an interesting one: basically sugar cookies with crushed up Lifesavers in the middle creating a “stained glass”. They looked super cool when you hold them up to the light, but just on a plate; not so much.

To be honest, these were a bit messy, time consuming, tasty; although not as tasty as a regular sugar cookie with icing…and my tasters for the most part thought they were a weird combination. I heard back from a few that it was either like eating a sticky, chewy cookie or that they ate around the candy part and sucked on that after eating the cookie…so what it the point?

This is what I learned:

You can use a hammer, ziplock baggie, and cutting board in place of a mortar and pestle

Your arm can get quite tired pulverizing 5 different colors of Lifesavers

The pulverized Lifesavers are sticky and messy

I did like the dough, it was easy to work with!

Filling in the cutouts with the pulverized candy was a messy job!

The cookies look best when held up to a light

For the most part, my tasters thought they were an odd combination

I had higher hopes for these than what they actually came through to be. Like always, the new recipe was fun to try out, but for this one, I won’t be repeating it. I will just stick to my Grandma’s iced sugar cookie recipe. 🙂